Lockheed P-38 Lightning

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament 1 × 20 mm Hispano autocannon
4 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns
gptkbp:category World War II bombing
Lockheed aircraft
twin-engined tractor aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:crew 1
gptkbp:designer gptkb:Clarence_"Kelly"_Johnson
gptkbp:engineType gptkb:Allison_V-1710_V12
gptkbp:firstFlight 1939-01-27
gptkbp:height 3.00 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lockheed P-38 Lightning
gptkbp:introduced 1941
gptkbp:length 11.53 m
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 666 km/h
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Fork-tailed_Devil
gptkbp:notableFeature central nacelle for pilot and armament
twin-boom design
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Operation_Vengeance
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Charles_Lindbergh
gptkb:Richard_Bong
gptkb:Thomas_McGuire
gptkbp:numberBuilt 10037
gptkbp:numberOfEngines 2
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lockheed_YP-38
gptkbp:primaryUser gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:range 2100 km
gptkbp:retired 1949
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
bomber
fighter
gptkbp:serviceCeiling 13,400 m
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Lockheed_P-80_Shooting_Star
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Free_French_Air_Force
gptkb:Soviet_Air_Force
gptkb:Chinese_Nationalist_Air_Force
gptkb:Italian_Co-Belligerent_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedInConflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:wingspan 15.85 m
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kelly_Johnson
gptkb:Lockheed_Corporation
gptkb:Pima_Air_&_Space_Museum
gptkb:Lockheed
gptkb:Clarence_"Kelly"_Johnson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5